Faith in the Medieval World (Lion Histories Series)

Faith in the Medieval World (Lion Histories Series)

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This essential guide to Christianity in the Middle Ages presents a vivid account of a complex period, which gave rise to such great Christian figures as Thomas Aquinas, John Wyclif, and St Francis of Assisi, as well as such tragedies as the Crusades.

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This essential guide to Christianity in the Middle Ages presents a vivid account of a complex period, which gave rise to such great Christian figures as Thomas Aquinas, John Wyclif, and St Francis of Assisi, as well as such tragedies as the Crusades. - Koorong

Drawing heavily on the central figures involved in the development of Christianity in the West in the Middle Ages, such as Gregory the Great, John Wyclif, Peter Abelard, Dante Alighieri and Bernard of Clairvaux, this text paints a picture of a turbulent stage of religious history. The author begins by giving an overview of its development, before looking at the key aspects of medieval faith* the Bible and belief; popular piety and devotion; the Crusades and the idea of holy war; politics and the church; rebellion against authority; and the road to Reformation.- Publisher

Meet the Author

G R Evans

GR Evans is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History in the University of Cambridge. She has an international reputation in the fields of medieval intellectual history and modern ecumenical theology, and has published extensively in these fields. Her books include Wyclif: Myth and Reality (Lion), The History of Christian Europe (Lion), The Good, the Bad and the Moral (Lion), Anselm and Talking about God (Oxford), Problems of Authority in the Reformation Debates (Cambridge University Press), and The Anselm Concordance (Kraus, 4 vols.).

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This book is an exceptionally well achieved picture of the medieval world, its key persons, influences and the nature of the breath of Christian faith in the period. The work gives enough to expand or re-form understandings; an excellent "first reader/pocket dictionary". Buy it, read it, share it, don't give it away - keep it in arms reach as a reference tool.

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